Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.3772
Date:
1847-1865
Medium:
Glass and metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 x 3 in. ( 23.5 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Purple pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed font in loop pattern with six protruding oval panels attached by wafer to octagonal baluster on square plinth; threaded pewter collar.
Gallery Label:
The dome of the font was formed with the Magoun patent method. Developed by Joseph Magoun of the New England Works in 1847, this method eliminated mold marks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the body of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
